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HISTORICAL MINIATURES BY GEORGE GRASSE |
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HISTORICAL MINIATURES BY GEORGE GRASSE |
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AIRCO de HAVILLAND DH.2, RFC 1916
by George Grasse
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| This 3-view drawing is credited to J. D. Carrick or F. Yeoman and appeared in Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War compiled by W. M. Lamberton and published by Harleyford Publications Limited. The onset of the Fokker Eindecker with its synchronized armament accelerated the development of Allied types that could counter the Eindeckers with some effect. However, the Allies had not yet developed synchronized aircraft armament. Instead, two different approaches to forward-firing armament became popular: the French top-wing machine gun mount and the British pusher. The Airco DH.2 carried a single forward-firing machine gun and had to compete with twin Spandau-armed Albatros scouts. The DH.2 was supplied on the Western Front to these RFC squadrons: Nos. 24, 29, and 32. |
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COLOR TABLE
| Vallejo VC0824 Orange Ochre | Interior wood framework and formers |
| Vallejo PC-12 Mix 1 | Fuselage and top surfaces |
| Vallejo VC0847 Dark Sand | Cockpit fabric interior and undersides |
| Vallejo VC0856 Ochre Brown | Struts |
| Vallejo VC0905 Pale Blue Grey 2 | Exterior metal panels |
| Model Master 1778 Chrome Silver | Landing Gear Spring Assembly |
| Vallejo VC0963 Medium Blue | Roundel Blue |
| Vallejo VC0909 Vermillion | Roundel Red |
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1 Vallejo VC0872 Chocolate Brown 2/5, VC0887 Brown Violet 2/5, VC0990 Light Grey 1/5 |
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2 Actually a slightly bluish grey for exterior 'Battleship Grey' metal panels |
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Bibliography:
British RFC/RAF Squadrons: https://www.nationalcoldwarexhibition.org/research/squadrons/
Gray, B. J. The AMC DH2 Windsock Datafile 48. Berkhamsted, UK: Albatros Productions, 2009.
Lamberton, W. M., Compiler, and E. F. Cheesman, Editor. Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Los Angeles, CA: Aero Publishers, 1962.
Revell, Alex. Victoria Cross WW1 Airmen and Their Aircraft. Stratford, CT: Flying Machines Press, 1997
Rogers, Les. British Aviation Squadron Markings of World War I. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 2001.
Shores, Christopher. British and Empire Aces of World War I. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2001.
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